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| altered stages of consciousness |
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-stages of sleep
-sleep disorders
-dreams
-day dreams
-hypnosis
(-meditation, alcohol, psychoactive drugs, near death experience) |
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every 90 minutes
-stage 4 is very brief--REM gets longer |
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| eyes closed, awake but alert |
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| breathing slows, light sleep |
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| relax more deeply, easily awoken (~20 min) |
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| transition to deeper sleep |
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involves recurring problems in falling or staying asleep
cure=relax and drink milk before bed |
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| periodic uncontrollable attacks of overwhelming sleepiness. Sudden lapse into REM |
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temporary cessation of breathing while asleep
-people who are restless and/or smoke |
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high arousal and appearance of being terrified
-unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during stage 4, w/in 2-3 hrs of falling asleep
-seldom remembered |
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why do we dream? 4 theories
1. Wish fulfillment |
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| Freud... dreaming is a psychological mechanism for fulfillment wishes, often sexual in nature |
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| several things from a persons life condensed into one symbol |
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| dream about one thing symbolically related to anxiety provoking object, person or event |
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Why do we dream? 4 theories
2. Activation synthesis |
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dreaming is a consequence of random activity that occurs in brain during REM sleep
-brain creates a story to make sense of random signals |
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Why do we dream? 4 theories
3. Problem solving |
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| daydreaming helps us focus on our current problems in order to find solutions |
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Why do we dream? 4 theories
4. Threat simulation |
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| dreaming evolved to help us practice the skills needed to avoid threats |
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| daydreams: Singer (whats missing in life) |
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1. prepare for future events
2. playful increases creativity... scientists, artists, writers
3. substitutes for impulsive behavior |
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| daydreams: kids imaginative play |
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important for social and cognitive development
-increase in TV=concern |
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| studies indicate people prone to violence, delinquency and drug usage have fewer vivid fantasies |
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| fantasy-prone personalities have trouble distinguishing memories of imaginary events from actual experiences |
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